Turtleburp wrote:However for the perfect stool and the smoothest feel, its chef Boyardee for every meal!

Gives new meaning to "Thank goodness for Chef Boyardee!"

On another note, bring some Neosporin (or whatever generic brand you like) and dab some over your suffering orifice. It's a nice medicating balm, and keeps things from drying out and cracking due to movement. Also good for cuts in general.

Neosporin's quite nice in the nose, too, just the tiniest little bit--although if you put saline up there daily as a preventative, you might not need it.

*** 2017 Survival Guide ***"I must've lost it when I was twerking at the trash fence." -- BBadger

I just love you people. There are entire camps (dare I say entire neighborhoods) dedicated to servicing anal itch. Water on your TP in the jots works well, then rinse when you get to camp and a bit of ointment if needed. Baby power is your best friend on all the sticky parts.

Lets talk about wounds a little.. The badger mention small cut and a good ointment..

I can speak of large wounds. I ended up needing 70+ stichs from a car wreak.. On site some one packed my arm with face tissue.. Do not do this.. Cleaning the blood wet paper out of the wound was a major job.. I uttered some very unkind word.. Use a rag. the med tent can wash the wound with saline. Keep the playa dust out. It turns to cement when dampen by water/blood.. There will always be looky lues standing around. Take/demand what ever you need.. I grabbed a big gulp out of a fat boys hand to wash blood off a lady so I could see where the pressure point was needed.. Just do what is needed.

unjonharley wrote:Lets talk about wounds a little.. The badger mention small cut and a good ointment..

I can speak of large wounds. I ended up needing 70+ stichs from a car wreak.. On site some one packed my arm with face tissue.. Do not do this.. Cleaning the blood wet paper out of the wound was a major job.. I uttered some very unkind word.. Use a rag. the med tent can wash the wound with saline. Keep the playa dust out. It turns to cement when dampen by water/blood.. There will always be looky lues standing around. Take/demand what ever you need.. I grabbed a big gulp out of a fat boys hand to wash blood off a lady so I could see where the pressure point was needed.. Just do what is needed.

Dirty rags are a no-no. I got a big fucking cut once, was bleeding all over cremation. Luckily one of the bitches in town just had a baby, and I asked to borrow a CLEAN diaper. Worked like a charm.

Ugly Dougly wrote:And don't force it, whatever you do. You'll get piles. It's normal to be constipated when you're in a strange place.

And there's no place stranger than TTITD.

Yep! And portapotties don't really promote lingering.

Being hydrated, drinking juice and eating fruit daily (even canned, or dried cherries, etc) will help keep a person regular out there.

Ugly Dougly wrote:

unjonharley wrote:Lets talk about wounds a little.. The badger mention small cut and a good ointment..

I can speak of large wounds. I ended up needing 70+ stichs from a car wreak.. On site some one packed my arm with face tissue.. Do not do this.. Cleaning the blood wet paper out of the wound was a major job.. I uttered some very unkind word.. Use a rag. the med tent can wash the wound with saline. Keep the playa dust out. It turns to cement when dampen by water/blood.. There will always be looky lues standing around. Take/demand what ever you need.. I grabbed a big gulp out of a fat boys hand to wash blood off a lady so I could see where the pressure point was needed.. Just do what is needed.

Dirty rags are a no-no. I got a big fucking cut once, was bleeding all over cremation. Luckily one of the bitches in town just had a baby, and I asked to borrow a CLEAN diaper. Worked like a charm.

Medics often have maxi pads in their field kits for the same reason.

*** 2017 Survival Guide ***"I must've lost it when I was twerking at the trash fence." -- BBadger

Tiahaar wrote:this stuff is wonderful for 'bike butt', works for me where other creams do not relieve/heal the dreaded itch, but a note from the Dr. is needed to buy itTriamcinolone Acetonide Cream USP 0.1%

That's for fungus. If there are other causes, it won't help.

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

I tend to have softer-than-average stools, so my anus gets a bit messier than average. Fortunately I have a once-a-day schedule that is very consistent. (I have a friend who is firmer than average and plagued with frequent constipation — I'll take too soft any day.)

Regular showering offers a chance for a vigorous cleaning (even inside a little) but absent that, I need an alternative. So I do my best blotting clean with 2 sheets of single-ply tissue, repeating until clean. In the morning washing up, I rinse off with a wet washcloth. Once I'm done with washing, I use it on my butt, blotting around and poking in my anus, then send it straight to the dirty laundry bag.

This works well for me to stay comfortable. A key, I think, is not using soap. I have learned to only use soap for grease and bacteria (so almost no soap for general washing, and resorting to water and hand sanitizer at Burning Man). I think soap is your enemy: you need all of your skin's oils when on the Playa (and then some more).

And as a tangent, when I had a mole removed (benign, thanks for asking) they suggested I just use unscented petroleum jelly. I asked about Neosporin and the doctor said the risks of an allergic reaction were higher than the benefits of the antibacterial properties. So unless you already use Neosporin without issue, I'd just use Vaseline. For a general purpose moisturizer, I find olive oil works great. You can mix it with lemon or vinegar for a palatable salad dressing as well.